Capilla del Cristo de la Agonia, Catedral Nuestra

Capilla del Cristo de la Agonia, or Chapel of Christ of Agony, built by order of Canon Diego Del Rio, d. 1558, with a stone dome decorated with garlands of fruits and leaves, and the funerary monument of Alejandro Geraldini, first bishop in Santo Domingo and initiator of the building works of the cathedral, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The cathedral is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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